Puerto Rican Sancocho

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1-1/2 pounds top round beef, cubed into 1-1/2-inch pieces
• 1/3 cup chopped yellow onions
• 1/3 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/3 cup chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
• 1 chili pepper; seeded and minced
• 5 sprigs of cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon pulverized rock salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/3 cup burgundy wine
• 4 medium tomatoes, cored and chopped
• 4 quarts beef stock
• 2 green bananas, peeled and slice into 1-inch pieces
• 1 yellow plantain, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 medium sweet potato (1/2 pound), diced into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 pound butternut squash, peeled and cubed into 1-inch pieces
• 3 medium new potatoes, scrubbed clean and quartered
• 1 large chayote, peeled, cored, and diced into 1-inch pieces
• 2 ears of white corn, cleaned and sliced into 6 parts each